RE: What does "Refurbished" mean?

[Andrew E.]

Refurbished items have been "rebuilt" to meet oem specifications for thier
new equitment.However,some items can/could be a demo unit that was used
from the mfg for a very short time,its been tested and has such little use
it gets
tagged as "refurbished"...Remember,it passed the test then,but could have a
flaw somewhere,the equitment usually always sells at 1/2 or below new
prices...

"unknown" wrote:

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[Jim Macklin]

A refurbished item may be brand new and even never open in
the box, for instance, if somebody ordered a computer system
and UPS delivered or was unable to deliver and it was
returned to the builder, it can't legally be sold as "new".
Or it could be a well used computer that needed to be
cleaned of a years dust and grunge.

A refurb from a reliable source is a good buy in most cases.


"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
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| Refurbished items have been "rebuilt" to meet oem
specifications for thier
| new equitment.However,some items can/could be a demo unit
that was used
| from the mfg for a very short time,its been tested and has
such little use
| it gets
| tagged as "refurbished"...Remember,it passed the test
then,but could have a
| flaw somewhere,the equitment usually always sells at 1/2
or below new
| prices...
|
| "unknown" wrote:
|
| >

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Andrew E. wrote:
> Refurbished items have been "rebuilt" to meet oem specifications for thier
> new equitment.However,some items can/could be a demo unit that was used
> from the mfg for a very short time,its been tested and has such little use
> it gets
> tagged as "refurbished"...Remember,it passed the test then,but could have a
> flaw somewhere,the equitment usually always sells at 1/2 or below new
> prices...
>
> "unknown" wrote:
>
>>
I bought a refurbished HP Pavilion a couple years ago. Absolutely no
problems, but it was more like 20% off rather than 50%.

Bill